A guide of resources for libraries to understand demographic trends that will affect their libraries in the next five years. The guide will include resources to help libraries to identify behaviors that will enable them to effectively manage these predicted changes. We will use D.C. as a model for how institutions can use this information.

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The primary customers for this project are libraries. However, the information presented is also pertinent to all information professionals.

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The deliverables for the customer is the resource guides that we will create in the form of handouts that we will have at our poster presentation. The poster presentation will be about how we found this information and will show how we applied what we learned to the D.C. area in particular. Both the resource guide and poster will include an introductory statement about why this project is important. We would also like to create a card for our group with a link to the project and our email addresses.

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The guide will include: a justification, a list of demographic resources, a list of coping behaviors, and a bibliography. The poster will demonstrate our learning process and an application of our project findings to D.C. Criteria that a customer will use for determining satisfaction will likely include: quality of information, currency, ease of use, and relevance.

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'''Team Roles'''

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1) Update the wiki/blog with team progress each month: Evangela

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2) Keep in touch with the mentor and ALA contact: Wendy

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3) Head the poster project: Rebecca and Yan

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4) Write up the findings: Rachel

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5) Monitor work of the team to make sure that each member contributes and completes assignments: Sarah

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'''Current Assignments'''

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Rebecca will look at US demographic data. Rachel will look at behaviors. Wendy is looking at local demographic data. Evangela will look at state demographic data. Sarah will do statement for project, and also organizational behaviors with Rachel. Yan will do literature review.

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We plan to communicate through the wiki, which Evangela plans to update weekly.

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We would like to have all information gathered and sent to Rachel by May 25th, and she will have all typed up and sent out June 1st. We should be working in Googledocs to assist with sharing. We will meet together by conference call or LiveMeeting in the week of Feb 26th.

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'''Conference Calls/Virtual Meetings'''

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On '''March 1''', the group had its first meeting via conference call. Evangela set up the conference call through her department and campus telecommunications group. Everyone was a given a number to dial into the conference call at the scheduled time. This method of communication proved to be successful and seemed to be the preferred method of communication for future collaborations. So, the group decided it was most beneficial to continue with conference calls and Evangela agreed to set up the next conference call, scheduled for April 5.

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In the meantime, Evangela confirmed approval from her department and contact campus telecommunications to verify information about the upcoming call. She was told the same information used for the initial call would work.

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On '''April 5''', all members called in using the same information as before and were not able to connect. Thankfully, members of the group were able to adjust and everyone logged into their Googledocs accounts and was able to continue the discussion there. The group has decided to continue communicate through this means for the future. Ironically, the first means of communication did not prove to be the best/most reliable. Evangela called campus telecommunications to report the mishap. She was told the conference call should have worked and that they would call her back concerning the failure. She has yet to hear from them. It is important to note that the ability to adapt is important when faced with situations like the one described.

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On '''April 12''', the group logged into their googledocs accounts and resumed their discussion about resources, poster session requirements, format of resources, and travel. Most loose ends were tied and the group felt confident about our progress.

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Our next meeting is scheduled for the week of '''April 30- May 4''' as drafts are due.

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The group held its last meeting before the conference via conference call on '''June 11'''. Everyone was pleased that the conference call was successful, and that we were able to connect without any problems. The purpose of the call was to tie up any loose ends, clarify any misunderstandings, and discuss the final document (revisions/additions). Additionally, we talked about our experiences as Emerging Leaders. The group will send any corrections/additions about the document to Rachel by Wednesday, '''June 13''' so that she may send the final document to Wendy by Friday, '''June 15'''. We are very pleased with our product and are excited to attend ALA Annual in Washington, D.C.

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On '''June 22, 2007''' we met in the Washington Convention Center to resume the Emerging Leaders program. After several speakers gave their presentations, we met with our groups to prepare for the poster session. Here are a few written comments about our poster from the poster session:

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"Great job. This will be very useful for my job"

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"Vital info! Can't wait to see the whole report online"

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"A lot of information in a very visually appealing format"

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Pictures of our group and the poster are available in the list of uploaded files on the wiki. They were too large to include on our page. The names of the files are: EL Group GG's poster presentation.JPG and EL WCC(FG).jpg. Enjoy!

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==Team Members==

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* '''Rebecca Hyde''', U.S. Government Information Librarian, [http://libraries.ucsd.edu University of California, San Diego]

Latest revision as of 10:24, 14 October 2009

"Demographics and Beyond: A Librarian's Guide" is the final report of ALA Emerging Leaders group GG. It is our hope that this guide will provide useful and applicable information for libraries of all types, and will help them prepare for and embrace the effect that demographic changes will have on their libraries in the next five years.

What do demographics tell us about library users in the next five years? What are the implications for libraries?

Project Plan GG

A guide of resources for libraries to understand demographic trends that will affect their libraries in the next five years. The guide will include resources to help libraries to identify behaviors that will enable them to effectively manage these predicted changes. We will use D.C. as a model for how institutions can use this information.

The primary customers for this project are libraries. However, the information presented is also pertinent to all information professionals.

The deliverables for the customer is the resource guides that we will create in the form of handouts that we will have at our poster presentation. The poster presentation will be about how we found this information and will show how we applied what we learned to the D.C. area in particular. Both the resource guide and poster will include an introductory statement about why this project is important. We would also like to create a card for our group with a link to the project and our email addresses.

The guide will include: a justification, a list of demographic resources, a list of coping behaviors, and a bibliography. The poster will demonstrate our learning process and an application of our project findings to D.C. Criteria that a customer will use for determining satisfaction will likely include: quality of information, currency, ease of use, and relevance.

Team Roles

1) Update the wiki/blog with team progress each month: Evangela

2) Keep in touch with the mentor and ALA contact: Wendy

3) Head the poster project: Rebecca and Yan

4) Write up the findings: Rachel

5) Monitor work of the team to make sure that each member contributes and completes assignments: Sarah

Current Assignments

Rebecca will look at US demographic data. Rachel will look at behaviors. Wendy is looking at local demographic data. Evangela will look at state demographic data. Sarah will do statement for project, and also organizational behaviors with Rachel. Yan will do literature review.
We plan to communicate through the wiki, which Evangela plans to update weekly.
We would like to have all information gathered and sent to Rachel by May 25th, and she will have all typed up and sent out June 1st. We should be working in Googledocs to assist with sharing. We will meet together by conference call or LiveMeeting in the week of Feb 26th.

Conference Calls/Virtual Meetings

On March 1, the group had its first meeting via conference call. Evangela set up the conference call through her department and campus telecommunications group. Everyone was a given a number to dial into the conference call at the scheduled time. This method of communication proved to be successful and seemed to be the preferred method of communication for future collaborations. So, the group decided it was most beneficial to continue with conference calls and Evangela agreed to set up the next conference call, scheduled for April 5.

In the meantime, Evangela confirmed approval from her department and contact campus telecommunications to verify information about the upcoming call. She was told the same information used for the initial call would work.

On April 5, all members called in using the same information as before and were not able to connect. Thankfully, members of the group were able to adjust and everyone logged into their Googledocs accounts and was able to continue the discussion there. The group has decided to continue communicate through this means for the future. Ironically, the first means of communication did not prove to be the best/most reliable. Evangela called campus telecommunications to report the mishap. She was told the conference call should have worked and that they would call her back concerning the failure. She has yet to hear from them. It is important to note that the ability to adapt is important when faced with situations like the one described.

On April 12, the group logged into their googledocs accounts and resumed their discussion about resources, poster session requirements, format of resources, and travel. Most loose ends were tied and the group felt confident about our progress.

Our next meeting is scheduled for the week of April 30- May 4 as drafts are due.

The group held its last meeting before the conference via conference call on June 11. Everyone was pleased that the conference call was successful, and that we were able to connect without any problems. The purpose of the call was to tie up any loose ends, clarify any misunderstandings, and discuss the final document (revisions/additions). Additionally, we talked about our experiences as Emerging Leaders. The group will send any corrections/additions about the document to Rachel by Wednesday, June 13 so that she may send the final document to Wendy by Friday, June 15. We are very pleased with our product and are excited to attend ALA Annual in Washington, D.C.

On June 22, 2007 we met in the Washington Convention Center to resume the Emerging Leaders program. After several speakers gave their presentations, we met with our groups to prepare for the poster session. Here are a few written comments about our poster from the poster session:

"Great job. This will be very useful for my job"

"Vital info! Can't wait to see the whole report online"

"A lot of information in a very visually appealing format"

Pictures of our group and the poster are available in the list of uploaded files on the wiki. They were too large to include on our page. The names of the files are: EL Group GG's poster presentation.JPG and EL WCC(FG).jpg. Enjoy!